Case Study: Isabel Wasserman, Taiwan 2022 – 2023
Case Study – Isabel Wassermann: Taipei, Taiwan 2022-2023 My year in Taiwan has been a meaningful experience in my life and propelled my Mandarin Chinese skills from the bare minimum at the start, to being able to navigate all aspects of daily life in Chinese by the end. I would…
Case Study – Jed Martin: Germany 2022-2023
Case Study – Jed Martin: Germany 2022-2023 I would like to first say a big thank you to the John Speak trust for granting me a language scholarship and allowing me to embrace life here in Germany. A year ago, I arrived in Germany after deciding to start a Bachelors…
Case Study: Max Jenkins – Valencia 2023
Firstly, I would like to thank the John Speak Trust for helping finance my study abroad in Valencia. This really helped further fund different activities and nights out that I would not have originally been able to afford! I was really spoiled during the five months I was in Valencia.…
Case Study – Rosalind Lane: Hamburg 2022-23
Rosalind Lane Hamburg Case Study My year in Hamburg has had a huge impact on me. I want to start off by saying thank you to the John Speak Trust, who have sponsored me throughout this year. The charity enabled me to travel around new Germany, meet new people and…
Case Study: Nathaniel Jones, France 2023
These past 10 months in France have changed my life, I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to experience this. All the people I’ve met, the places I’ve been, the moments I connected with is something I wouldn’t have been able to feel back home, and learning this foreign…
Case Study: Dominic Marden: Mayo en Madrid, May 2023
Hola a todos! El año pasado tuve la gran oportunidad de trabajar y vivir en España, sumergiéndome por completo en su vibrante cultura. Me gustaría escribir este estudio de caso explorando la fiesta de San Isidro que tuvo lugar el fin de semana del 13 de mayo, y destacando la…
Case Study: Ella Williams – Morocco, 2022
Spending the past six months in Morocco has been an incredible experience, and I’d like to thank the John Speak Trust for supporting me in my journey with learning Tachelhit. When I first decided to seriously dedicate myself to learning Tachelhit back in 2020, it wasn’t clear to me how…
Case Study: Shakeel Rahman – Amman, Jordan 2022
The last three months of studying Arabic in Jordan have been incredible! It has truly been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. Having the opportunity to practice Arabic with fellow students and Jordanians has been extremely invaluable. The progress that I have made in the space of a few months may…
Case Study: Monae Bailey, Spain – 2021/22
During my year abroad, I spent the first semester studying in Alicante and the second semester doing an internship in Salamanca. Both of these experiences were incredible and allowed me to immerse myself in the Spanish lifestyle and meet a lot of different people while improving my knowledge of the…
Case Study: Julia Freytag, Berlin, Germany – 2022
The John Speak Trust has provided with me with the opportunity to really improve my German. I have enjoyed living in Berlin so much, I have made wonderful friends and met people from all around the world (including this adorable little bear!) This is truly such a multicultural city, and…
